Materia Medica by Allen

CICUTA VIROSA

(cic)

Women subject to epileptic and choreic convulsions; spasms of teething children, or from worms.

Convulsions: violent, WITHFRIGHTFULDISTORTIONS of limbs and whole body; with loss of consciousness of opisthotonos; renewed from slightest touch, noise or jar.

Puerperal convulsions: frequent suspension of breathing for a few moments, as if dead; upper part of the body most affected; CONTINUEAFTERDELIVERY.

Epilepsy: with swelling of the stomach as from violent spasms of the diaphragm; screaming; red or bluish face; lockjaw, loss of consciousness and distortion of the limbs; frequent during the night; recurring, first at short, then at long intervals.

When reading, the letters seem to turn, go up or down or disappear (Coc).

During dentition, grinding of the teeth or gums; compression of the jaws as in lockjaw.